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When nineteen-year-old Alice Copeman becomes pregnant, she is forced by
her father and stepmother to give up the baby. She simply cannot be
allowed to bring shame upon her family. But all Alice can think about is
the small, kitten-like child she gave away, and she mourns the father, a
young soldier, so beloved, who will never have the chance to know his
daughter.

Edith and Philip Burns, a childless couple, yearn
for a child of their own. When they secretly adopt a baby girl, Irene,
their life together must surely be complete. Irene grows up knowing that
she is different from other children, but no one will tell her the full
truth.

Putting hopes of marriage and children behind her,
Alice embarks upon a pioneering medical career, striving to make her way
in a male-dominated world. Meanwhile, Irene struggles to define her own
life, eventually leaving her Suffolk home to find work in London.

As two extraordinary stories intertwine across two decades, will secret…

Recently dumped by her boyfriend of ten years, Bell is
struggling to move on with her life – and surrender the fleecy pyjamas
she’s been living in since January. Haunted by #blessed on social media,
she can’t help but compare her life to those she follows online,
wondering where she is going wrong . . .

In the world of social media, Millie is
the successful online influencer @mi_bestlife. But in real life she’s
just a regular single mum trying to make ends meet, while fending off
the younger competition and tenacious internet trolls. Her Instagram
feed is far more #BestLie than #BestLife, and soon Millie begins to wish her life was more like her filters.

It
isn’t until Bell and Millie’s paths cross that they begin to realise
what they’re both missing. Can Millie prove to Bell that life online
isn’t always what it appears to be? And in return, can Millie learn that
she needs to start living for the moment and not for the likes?